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Course Sequence

Month 1

getting to know each other

exchange of musical references

sharing of ideas and workflows

Song Structure and Deconstruction

Deep Listening

Sketching and Iterating Musical Ideas

Choose two key musical references

Summarize your vision of the finished record and the process you’ll take to create it.

Month 2

establishing a work routine

one-to-one drafting of personal practice routines

Recording setup, basic techniques.

The software ecosystem: DAW, processing and plug-ins, interface, and microphones

Files management

Identify or create your sketching workflow.

Establishing a sketching routine.

Month 3

Producing source materials

Sharing new materials

Recording as instrument

Sampling and Processing

Signal Chain

Looking past material with fresh ears.

Developing sketches

Month 4

Performing experiments

Improvising

Performing as experimentation

Limiter and saturation

EQ, Compression and Filtering

Side-chain

Journaling and addressing value judgement

Create a 'demo'

Month 5

Finishing vs. researching

Re-setting expectations

Strategies for finishing

Normalizing vs. compression

Preparing a pre-mix

Reinforce a file organization system and backup

Organizing a production log

Systematize what can be systematized

Month 6

Editing

Exchange of processes

Collaborations

One-to-one coaching

Warp and alignment

(Fine) Tunning tools

Good mistakes

Get your shortcuts down

Use plug-ins in unintended ways

trim cut & glitch

Month 7

Mixing

Getting technical

Introduction to mixing

Acoustics and listening environment

Audio Analysis

Rendering tracks to create mix projects

Listening to material in different sound systems

Manage low frequencies

Month 8

Mastering

Planning the release

Performing

Mixing vs. Mastering

Bouncing and stem creation

A/B Listening

Work with a reference

Create a systematic listening discipline with breaks